Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-22
VIRGINIA NEWS.

| have appeared az Yet this season, anu tneS
| have not been seen here for i've years.
A called meeting OF the democratic Stale
central and executive committees Will be
held at the Exchange Hotel, in Richmond,
on Tuesday evening next, the 25th inst. al .
o'clock.
CAPTAIN ]. q. Waters. chief of police, has
returned 10 Staunton, with c. E. Clinendinst
from Canada, lately extradited on the
charge of forgery Clinendiust was LODGED
in jail with his former partner, c. M. B'deii.
Two colored raep, VIM. Hopkins and Jim
Butler, confined in Accomac county jail, Ell
fected their escape Thursday night by pilz-
ing bars cut Of cell window and climbing
over the Jail wall by means of blankets.
The fueitives escaped ;nto Maryland,
whence they originally came.
On Thursday evening The schooner Henry
L. James, while going down Norfolk bar
Dor in a squall of wind, collided with the
United States fligste franklin, and ran her
bowsprit through the frigate's cabin, carry
ing away about six feet Of joiner work and
iniuring the furniture 10 considerable ex-
tent. The schooner lost her bowsprit.
Mr. W. L. Royal left Richmond yesterday
morning for Baltimore for the purpose OF
protecting the interests of his clients in Lou.
doun county, apsinst whom judgments have
been entered under the coupon crusher act.
He will apply tc Judge Bond FOR an ipjnoc-
ten restraining ths officers Of the court
from leyyius npon the property OF his
clients.
TIE Caroline Sentinel sbys that at meet
ing OF the citizens Of Bowling Green. held in
the court house Monday evening, q propoe.-
ton yag made to offer the railroad company
So eco if they won!d construct road from
Milford to Bowling Green, and run their
cars there. 4 committee was appoloted 10
confer with the directors of The +. F. d p.
r. r. at their next meeting.
The schooner Gertrude, of New York,
Mae hundred and forty eight tous, orifted
into Hog Island Inlet on the 17th instant,
,lismastcd and abandoned, with bowsprit
and rudder gone and grounded on Spit
Point, Iachaponeo channel. She was
boarded and foated by the life saving crew
and anchored near tee island, and will he
delivered to the owners When found. No
.idins. of the crew.
The Virginia 8Iedical Convention which
has been in session in Richmond this week,
adjourned last night. The doctors were
very handsomely bapqueted after the sd.
iournmrnt. Gov Lee responded to the
toast, Oar VISITORS and DR. Brown, of this
city, to Goa. retiring president" resolu.
ton tina. the fees for attending prisoners in
jail be the same IS regular tariff OF iees, was
adopted. The association meets in Norfolk
next year.
The trades display at the Lynchburg fair
Yesterday was success and wes witnessed
by thousands of people. The gate receipts
indicated CD attendance ofabout 1000 PEG
pie. The parade was preceded by the mill
tary, Immediately following which were car
riages containing Governor Lee AID other
distinguished gentlemen. After the dis.
missal of the parade at tho fair grounds
Governor Lee delivered brief address in
the course of which ha alluded TO the ca
croachments of the federal judiciary upon
the reserved rights Of tho State, and de-
clared that all legal and constitutional
means would be employed to protect Vir.
ginia from further entertainments.
The grand jury in Petersburg have indict-
ed Il. P. Bsrham, editor aud publisher OF
the Inder 4ppeaI w. ". Evens, owner of
the Weekly Lancet. the organ ofthe colored
people there, and NJ. NJ. Lewis, 9. Ken
nedy aud ". r. Smith for criminal libel.
The prosecutor in the case is r. j. Jarratt,
mayor Of the city. The charge against Bar
ham is that Of publishing series of resolu-
tons adopted at colored political meeting
in Petersburg in August last which reflected
on he mayors official conduct Lewis is
colored lawyer and candidate for The Leg.
slature. The charge against Evans is that
OF publishing an article which the mayor
els inns was a burlesque en- the way in which
re administers justice between the Two races.
TIE mayor has brought suit against the
TDGel. dnnco[ for $40 600 damages, aud the
trial is to be had in November next.